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A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
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indemnification
Word definitions for indemnification in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1732, noun of action from indemnify .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The act or process of indemnifying, preserve, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty. 2 A reimbursement of loss, damage, or penalty. 3 The state of being indemnified. 4 That which indemnifies. 5 (context legal English) indemnity
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Indemnification \In*dem`ni*fi*ca"tion\, n. The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty; reimbursement of loss, damage, or penalty; the state of being indemnified. Indemnification is capable of some estimate; ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury [syn: damages , amends , indemnity , restitution , redress ] an act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance
Usage examples of indemnification.
The Mexican army, in its retreat, shall not take the property of any person without his consent and just indemnification, using only such articles as may be necessary for its subsistence, in cases when the owner may not be present, and remitting to the commander of the army of Texas, or to the commissioners to be appointed for the adjustment of such matters, an account of the value of the property consumed, the place where taken, and the name of the owner, if it can be ascertained.